Basis

/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/

Synonyms for "basis" (322 found)

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Noun(17 words)

base foundation groundwork support anchoring argument axiomsbase a lessonbase your argumentbases basing bedrocksbuilding blockbuilt fromcornerstone cornerstonesculture based

a priori principleactuality affirmation ambition angleangle of visionanschauung antecedent antecedents apriorism argument aspiration assertionassumed positionassumption axiom base basementbearing wallbed

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bedding bedrock body bottom burden call calling casecategorical propositioncausation causecause and effectchapter commerce concern consideration core data determinant determinative

Verb(4 words)

base a theorybuild an evidence basebuild on prior workconnected to ground

Adjective(4 words)

coarsest grounddanish grunddutch grondeducational foundation

Strong matches (96)

element elixir essence etiology excuse eye factorfirst principlesfloor flooringfocus of attentionfocus of interestfond footing foundationframe of referenceframework fundament fundamental gauge

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germ gist goalgood reasonground grounds groundworkguiding lightguiding starhardpan head heading heart hypothesishypothesis ad hocideal infrastructure inspiration intention issue justification keystone law lemma lightline of departureliving issuelodestarmain pointmainspringmajor premisematerial basismattermatter in handmeatmental outlook

Noun(33 words)

evidenceevidence based groundingevidence from testsevidences a patternexplanans feedstock flagroot footing footings foundations fundament fundamentalitygenerating setgroundground a theorygroundinggrounding adjectivegroundness hardcore headspring

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hinging hope impetuses indication justification justificationsjustify the claimjustify with evidencelegal groundslife science conceptlinchpinlogical foundationslágrima de tristeza

Adjective(5 words)

evidentiary basisgerman grundinstructional research baselogical groundslogical reason

Preposition(1 words)

for a reason

Verb(1 words)

ground a hypothesis

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Noun(47 words)

meritingmoral foundationmore foundationalmost danish jordmost securely groundednecessity originspeak groundingpillar postulatespremise the argumentpremises premisspresent basisprincipenprovide reasonsqaeda racine rationale rationales

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reason reasonableness reasonsreference pointresearch foundationright contextrootstalk soclespanish causaspanning setstaplestarting pointstrong foundationsubstrata substructures supports surbase suspicionsthe reasonsunderlay underlays underliningunderpinning ideaunderpinningsvector basiswarrantingwell founded

minor premisemotif motive occasion origin outlook pavement philosophemephilosophical propositionplace pointpoint at issuepoint in questionpoint of departurepoint of viewport of embarkationposition postulate postulation postulatum

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premise presumption presupposition principle problem propositionpropositional functionquestion radical reasonreference systemregard respect rest right ripraprock bottomroot rubric rudiment sake score seat seed side sight sill situation slantsolid groundsolid rocksource spring stand standpoint startstarting gatestarting placestarting pointstarting poststatement stereobate stimulus stylobate subjectsubject mattersubject of thoughtsubstance substratum substruction substructure sumption supposal system takeoff termterra firmatext theme theorem theory thesis topictruth tabletruth-function truth-valueulterior motiveunderbuilding undercarriage undergirding underpinning understruction understructure universe view viewpoint vocation warrant yardstick

Determiner(3 words)

more groundingmost electrical groundingthe cause

Adjective(10 words)

nonmoving premisenorwegian grunnrawest materialroman law principlesscientific groundingsstabilizing foundationstrong motivationssubstantiating claimsswedish grundunderlying

Verb(1 words)

underpins

Preposition(1 words)

with no justification

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More general

16 entries

assumption componentcomponent partconcept constituent evidence foundationlinear algebra conceptmath conceptpart portion reasoning structure supposal suppositionvector space concept

More specific

8 entries

basis vectorscriteriongenerating setgroundwork standard substrate underpinning yardstick

Collocations

6 entries

basis for decisionbasis vectorsmath basissolid basisstrong basisvector basis

Inflections

1 entries

bases

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It is important to strengthen the basis.

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This theory was founded on a scientific basis.

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Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.

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Greetings are the basis of good manners.

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